Abilene climate — normals and trends
Abilene (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 583 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Abilene averages 36 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Abilene has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 24 May 2000) and the coldest -21.0 °C (on 2 February 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbileneTexas
- coords
- 32.45°, -99.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
24.5°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
583mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.8 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
104 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.6 °C
24 May 2000
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
2 February 1985
Wettest day
135 mm
9 September 2020
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
23 March 1987
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
23 March 1987
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
12 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
2 February 1985
Snowiest day
11.7 cm
21 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.8 h
25 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 10 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 218 mm | +151 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 79 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 62 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 72 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 32 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 37 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 1 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abilene?
Abilene has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 583 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abilene?
The hottest day measured in Abilene between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2000, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abilene?
The coldest day measured in Abilene between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1985, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Abilene?
Yes. Abilene gets on average 8.8 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Abilene warmed?
Yes: Abilene warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abilene?
The wettest day measured in Abilene between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2020, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abilene?
The windiest day measured in Abilene between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1987, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abilene?
The warmest month in Abilene is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Abilene?
Abilene receives on average 583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abilene?
Abilene gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abilene?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abilene between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1983, with 11.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abilene?
Yes: Abilene has on average 104 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abilene?
In Abilene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 12 July 1998, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 2 February 1985.
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